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Probiotics in Poultry Nutrition—A Review1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

M. A. Jernigan
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A.
R. D. Miles
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A.
A. S. Arafa
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Food Science, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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